Research Article
An Economic Analysis of Pigeonpea Seed Production Technology and Its Adoption Behavior: Indian Context
Table 4
Costs and returns in certified seed production of pigeonpea (
/ha).
| Sl. | Particulars | Amount () | Percent |
| 1 | Human labour | 12800 | 32.46 | 2 | Bullock & machine labour | 4846 | 12.29 | 3 | Seed | 981 | 2.49 | 4 | Irrigation | 400 | 1.01 | 5 | Manures & fertilizers | 3155 | 8.00 | 6 | Plant protection chemicals | 2703 | 6.85 | 7 | Seed certification charges | 1250 | 3.17 | 8 | Interest on working capital | 801 | 2.03 | 9 | Total variable cost () | 26936 | 68.30 | 10 | Total fixed cost () | 12500 | 31.70 | 11 | Total cost | 39436 | 100.00 | 12 | Yield | | a | Seed (q) | 12.5 | b | Rejected seed (q) | 1.7 | c | Byproduct (q) | 31.0 | 13 | Gross return () | 73300 | 14 | Net return () | 33864 | 15 | BC ratio | 1.86 |
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